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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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